Jeff Torrington Book order
Jeff Torrington was a novelist from Glasgow whose works draw on the changing face of modern Scotland. His novels explore social and economic shifts, often set against the backdrop of industrial decline and urban transformation. Torrington's writing is deeply informed by his personal experiences in the environments he depicts, lending his prose a powerful sense of authenticity and place. He captures the spirit of a particular time and the impact of modernization on ordinary lives.
- 1998
- 1992
Set in the Gorbals, Glasgow in the late '60s. Christmas is approaching and Thomas Clay is beset by problems: his pregnant wife Rhoda is in the maternity hospital prematurely; he's waiting for a housing transfer; he has no job and his novel is unpublished. Goodwill does not, it seems, extend to him.
